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MTX (Minerals Technologies) Days Inventory : 81.01 (As of Dec. 2024)


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What is Minerals Technologies Days Inventory?

Days Inventory is also known as Days Sales of Inventory (DSI). Minerals Technologies's Average Total Inventories for the three months ended in Dec. 2024 was $342 Mil. Minerals Technologies's Cost of Goods Sold for the three months ended in Dec. 2024 was $385 Mil. Hence, Minerals Technologies's Days Inventory for the three months ended in Dec. 2024 was 81.01.

The historical rank and industry rank for Minerals Technologies's Days Inventory or its related term are showing as below:

MTX' s Days Inventory Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 55.95   Med: 68.57   Max: 77.55
Current: 77.55

During the past 13 years, Minerals Technologies's highest Days Inventory was 77.55. The lowest was 55.95. And the median was 68.57.

MTX's Days Inventory is ranked better than
50.4% of 1498 companies
in the Chemicals industry
Industry Median: 77.71 vs MTX: 77.55

Minerals Technologies's Days Inventory increased from Dec. 2023 (75.76) to Dec. 2024 (81.01). It might indicate that Minerals Technologies's sales slowed down.

Inventory Turnover measures how fast the company turns over its inventory within a year. Minerals Technologies's Inventory Turnover for the three months ended in Dec. 2024 was 1.13.

Inventory-to-Revenue determines the ability of a company to manage their inventory levels. It measures the percentage of Inventories the company currently has on hand to support the current amount of Revenue. Minerals Technologies's Inventory-to-Revenue for the three months ended in Dec. 2024 was 0.66.


Minerals Technologies Days Inventory Historical Data

The historical data trend for Minerals Technologies's Days Inventory can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Minerals Technologies Days Inventory Chart

Minerals Technologies Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Days Inventory
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 76.95 70.57 71.05 74.00 77.55

Minerals Technologies Quarterly Data
Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24
Days Inventory Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 75.76 74.56 75.68 79.09 81.01

Competitive Comparison of Minerals Technologies's Days Inventory

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Minerals Technologies's Days Inventory, along with its competitors' market caps and Days Inventory data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Minerals Technologies's Days Inventory Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Minerals Technologies's Days Inventory distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Minerals Technologies's Days Inventory falls into.


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Minerals Technologies Days Inventory Calculation

Days Inventory indicates the number of days of goods in sales that a company has in the inventory.

Minerals Technologies's Days Inventory for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as

Days Inventory (A: Dec. 2024 )
=Average Total Inventories / Cost of Goods Sold*Days in Period
=( (Total Inventories (A: Dec. 2023 ) + Total Inventories (A: Dec. 2024 )) / count ) / Cost of Goods Sold (A: Dec. 2024 )*Days in Period
=( (325.4 + 342.1) / 2 ) / 1570.8*365
=333.75 / 1570.8*365
=77.55

Minerals Technologies's Days Inventory for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as:

Days Inventory (Q: Dec. 2024 )
=Average Total Inventories / Cost of Goods Sold*Days in Period
=( (Total Inventories (Q: Sep. 2024 ) + Total Inventories (Q: Dec. 2024 )) / count ) / Cost of Goods Sold (Q: Dec. 2024 )*Days in Period
=( (342.2 + 342.1) / 2 ) / 385.4*365 / 4
=342.15 / 385.4*365 / 4
=81.01

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


Minerals Technologies  (NYSE:MTX) Days Inventory Explanation

Days Inventory indicates the liquidity of the inventory. Generally, a lower Days Inventory is preferred as it indicates a shorter duration to clear off the inventory. An increase of the ratio may indicate the company's sales slowed. Similar ratios related to Days Inventory are:

1. Inventory Turnover measures how fast the company turns over its inventory within a year.

Minerals Technologies's Inventory Turnover for the three months ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as

2. Inventory-to-Revenue determines the ability of a company to manage their inventory levels. It measures the percentage of Inventories the company currently has on hand to support the current amount of Revenue.

Minerals Technologies's Inventory to Revenue for the three months ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


Be Aware

A lot of business are seasonable. It makes more sense to compare Days Inventory from the same period in the previous year instead of from the previous quarter.


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Minerals Technologies Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
622 Third Avenue, 38th Floor, New York, NY, USA, 10017-6707
Minerals Technologies Inc mines, produces, and sells mineral-based products. The firm organizes itself into two segments: The Consumer & Specialties segment that derives maximum revenue, serves consumer end markets directly with mineral-to-market finished products and also provides specialty mineral-based solutions and technologies that are an essential component of our customers' finished products. The Engineered Solutions segment serves industrial end markets with engineered systems, mineral blends, and technologies that are designed to improve our customers' manufacturing processes and projects. The majority of revenue comes from the United States.
Executives
Dj Iii Monagle officer: Vice President C/O MINERALS TECHNOLOGIES INC., 622 THIRD AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10017
Jonathan J Hastings officer: Vice President 622 THIRD AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10017
Brett Argirakis officer: Vice President 622 THIRD AVENUE, 38TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10017
Erin Cutler officer: VP, Human Resources 622 THIRD AVENUE, 38TH FL, NEW YORK NY 10017
Douglas T Dietrich officer: Vice President 622 THIRD AVENUE, NEW YORK X1 10017
Michael Cipolla officer: CONTROLLER C/O MINERALS TECHNOLOGIES INC, 622 THIRD AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10017
Kristina M Johnson director 19 HEATH PL, DURHAM NC 27705
Rocky Motwani director MINERALS TECHNOLOGIES INC., 622 3RD AVENUE, 38TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10017
Marc E Robinson director MINERALS TECHNOLOGIES INC., 622 THIRD AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10017
Alison Ann Deans director C/O NEUBERGER BERMAN, LLC, 605 THIRD AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10158-3698
Joseph C. Breunig director 622 THIRD AVENUE, 38TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10017
Carolyn K Pittman director 622 THIRD AVENUE 38TH FL, MINERALS TECHNOLOGIES, NEW YORK NY 10017
Robert L Clark director C/O MINERALS TECHNOLOGIES INC., 622 THIRD AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10017
John J Carmola director 622 THIRD AVENUE, 38TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10017
Franklin Feder director MINERALS TECHNOLOGIES INC., 622 THIRD AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10017